By Pablo R. Diaz

While the Bible is not exactly a book about leadership, the author contends that it can be a rich resource for pastors and others of what genuine leadership entails. He uses Moses, Gideon, and Mary as examples of people who became strong leaders despite their own insecurities and offers useful leadership concepts drawn from the bible.

By Kuo-Wei Peng

As a theological concept, the image and likeness of God has evoked numerous discussions since the Christian church was formed. The author here argues that the Pauline Epistles offer a definitive understanding of how Paul resolved this issue.

By Colum Hourihane

The role of Pontius Pilate in relation to the trial of Jesus and his Crucifixion is explored in this intriguing study of ancient texts and artwork. Does every action in the Bible need to be stated or can it be inferred as a logical outcome of the events described?

By Susan Andrews

The Rev. Dr. Andrews identifies herself as an evangelical liberal called to proclaim the “good news” of the Gospel. Her proclamation is not about proselytizing but incarnation—the liberality of God’s love and power in all of life.

By E. Elizabeth Johnson

The Scriptural focus here is on the different endings of Mark’s Gospel that have been hotly debated since the Second Century CE or before. The author offers a convincing argument that the implications of which ending is used is significant for preachers and scholars.

By Joseph V. Crockett

The author contends that the report of the demise of the Mainline Church is premature and inaccurate. To the contrary, he sees growth in some sectors. His article also offers pastors and other church leaders strategies for growth.

By Johannes Unsok Ro

The Bible offers a common thread related to caring for marginalized individuals in human society. However, there is another essential area of care in the Bible that goes beyond relationships among humans–Environmental Care. Through specific biblical quotes, the author builds a substantial case for the need to change our attitudes about our planet.

By Stephen Reed

In a dialogue between Jesus and the Sadducees we learn that they did not believe in the resurrection. One might think that we should use only the New Testament when we want to preach and teach about resurrection. Still, New Testament writers do use resurrection language from Old Testament texts.

By Kimberly S. Credit

While we tell the intricate details of the Christmas story about the birth of Christ, when it comes to Resurrection Sunday, we only shout about Jesus being raised from the tomb, hardly ever explaining just what that means for humanity.

By Thomas Boomershine

This article gives ideas for presenting the Bible orally to familiarize worshippers and clergy with Scripture, helping them to learn how to make the Spoken Word more interesting and relevant to both those who proclaim and to those who hear the Word.

By Uriah Y. Kim

When preparing sermons on King David, preachers over the years have pored over every detail of David’s life and every trait of his character to expound lessons and examples for believers to learn and imitate.  Lessons, examples, types, or symbols become even more apparent when King Saul is introduced as David’s foil.  In this article I examine David and Saul in their “multi-people” environment so that we can appreciate some characteristics of their leadership that are useful in our multicultural context.

By Wanda Lundy

This revealing analysis of Jacob’s night alone at Peniel gives preachers added avenues as to how to use this familiar and dramatic story for prophetic preaching and interesting teaching.